PRINCETON – The building committee of Heritage Bible Chapel at 182 Brooks Station Road, is proposing to double the size of the church with a second building and add parking for 98 more vehicles. The planning board last week expressed concern about some aspects of the plan, especially the proposal to put parking for 50+ cars in front of the […]

Workers install the tunnel in the Charnock Hill pass in Rutland, one of the key sections of the Mass Central Rail Trail. The tunnel is the first in the Wachusett region’s 30-mile section of trail and will provide an uninterrupted two miles connecting Rutland State Park and the Midstate Trail to Miles Road. A story and more photos can be […]

HOLDEN – Andy Taylor and Tess Bromley pedaled into Holden on a battered tandem bicycle Monday, fFeeling a little weary, a little grungy. And with good reason. When they pulled into the parking lot of the Gale Free Library, the couple from Great Britain had already biked 4,113 miles on a cross-country odyssey stretching from Seattle to Boston. Over the […]

STERLING – Two men with bandanas covering their faces attempted an armed robbery of the Chocksett Inn Sunday night. According to Police Chief Gary Chamberland, the inn’s desk clerk called police at 10:59 p.m. Sunday to say the two men, one with a handgun, had come into the lobby demanding money. The clerk did not have access to the money […]

HOLDEN – Paul Nordborg can sympathize with businesspeople and trained professionals who are leaving the state of Massachusetts to work elsewhere. As a data processing consultant, Nordborg was almost one of them. Almost. Instead, he’s staying, and running against Democratic incumbent Harriette Chandler, hoping to put a Republican in her Senate seat. It isn’t anything specific that Chandler has done […]

The Holden Planning Board has continued its public hearing on the definitive Hill Woods Condominium submittal by MTB Corporation for the construction of nine townhouses. The project is proposed under the town’s Affordable Housing Bylaw at the terminus of High Ridge Road. The hearing will be held Tuesday, September 26. The applicant is seeking a site plan special permit. MTB […]

The Alzheimer’s Association will present a program titled “Dementia Treatment: Progress and Promise,” at the Holden Senior Center at 6 p.m. Monday, August 28. New research indicates that there may be no such thing as age-related memory loss, according to speaker Julie Palmieri. All forms of memory loss appear to be due to dementia, so early and accurate diagnosis of […]

Learn about the Food Pantry Look for the Wachusett Food Pantry table at Holden Days behind the Damon House. Come find out what this all-volunteer organization is about and how you can help. The pantry will also be accepting donations at the table to help provide food for families in need. Can’t make it? Check them out at www.wfp1995.com. To […]

The deadline to register to vote in the Tuesday, September 19, state primary election is 8 p.m., Wednesday, August 30, at the town clerk’s office. August 30 is also the deadline to change party enrollment for the primary. To participate in the primary election, a person must either be an enrolled voter in the Republican or Democratic party or an […]